The Warriors used to be a great team in a beat-up arena, now...
The Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors, in downtown San Francisco, is a modern marvel. We could bore you with the...
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Jun 11, 20193 min read
Seven takeaways from Game 5
7. Kyle Lowry’s failed shot at history Upon further review, the shot was tipped. Here’s the evidence. So leave Kyle Lowry alone. He...
Jun 11, 20192 min read
No one knew the gravity of Monday night more than Bob Myers
Of all the theatrics involving Monday night’s 106-105 Game 5 win for the Warriors, there was perhaps no stranger thing unfolding in...
Jun 7, 20192 min read
Warriors-Raptors: Seven thoughts for Game 4
1. Thought exercise: Pretend the Raptors win the NBA Finals. Where does this rank amongst postseason shockers? Our top-eight, in no real...
Jun 7, 20192 min read
Time’s running out for the NBA’s oldest host
Tonight’s Game 4 will be the last or second-to-last NBA game at Oracle Arena. It originally opened as Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum...
Jun 3, 20193 min read
You didn't think it'd be that easy, did you?
Despite a 20-0 run for the Warriors between the second and third quarter and a classic Klay Thompson game, the Raptors were thiiiiiiiiis...
May 29, 20191 min read
Five interesting prop bets heading into the NBA Finals, from our resident tragic betting figure
Pat: If you didn’t lose enough money on the NBA playoffs yet (I have), or you’ve got some winnings that are burning a whole in your...
May 29, 20193 min read
It’s Kawhi (and hopefully some others) vs. the 2015 Warriors
Believe it or not, there is an actual basketball game tomorrow. Hopefully, Magic Johnson won’t parachute onto the floor, Fan Man style,...
May 20, 20192 min read
Draymond Green, noted sociopath, is rebranding himself
No one is enjoying Kevin Durant’s elongated absence from the Golden State Warriors more than Draymond Green, the team’s enigmatic...
May 17, 20192 min read
In appreciation of the OG Warriors
The Kevin Durant Warriors have an air of droning inevitably. Like the freight train that rumbles by at 2 a.m., that team is going to get...
May 14, 20191 min read
Let the mid-major victory lap begin
Both of these conference finals matchups are going to be billed as a triumph for the small college basketball program. And for good...
May 8, 20192 min read
This Rockets-Warriors series is what we needed
If you’re one of those people who thinks the NBA got significantly worse the day Kevin Durant paid a ghost-writing Syracuse grad to pen...
Apr 29, 20191 min read
James Harden ran out of tricks in Game 1
So much of James Harden’s game is predicated on fooling the referees into giving him calls. In Game 1 against the Warriors on Sunday...
Apr 26, 20191 min read
The Clippers are wonderfully annoying
First of all: The Golden State Warriors are completely fine. Two lazy losses to a first-round opponent are not a reason for panic; if...
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Apr 19, 20193 min read
The Grip's NBA Playoffs Round-up 4.19.19 [Western Conference]
[1] Golden State Warriors vs. [8] LA Clippers Game One: Warriors 121, Clippers 104 Game Two: Clippers 135, Warriors 131 Game Three:...
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Apr 15, 20193 min read
The Grip's NBA Playoffs Round-up [Western Conference]
This was first featured in The Grip's 100th edition. Thank you for reading, or, at the very least, pretending to. We appreciate you....
Mar 11, 20191 min read
The Warriors seem happy…
Draymond Green appears to be on the backside of his prime. He’s averaging seven points and seven rebounds, his lowest in both categories...
Jan 5, 20191 min read
A beard grows in Oakland
You’ve heard about last night’s Game of the Year candidate, where the Rockets came back from 17 at halftime to beat the Warriors,...
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